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About BME

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end management investment company. The Trust investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, approximately 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences industry. The Trust is focused on achieving its goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust invests in a portfolio of sectors, which include biotechnology, health care equipment and supplies, life sciences tools and services, and pharmaceuticals. BlackRock Advisors, LLC acts as the manager of the Trust.

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Market Capitalisation

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Price-earnings ratio

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Dividend yield

6.37%

Volume

9.25K

High today

$40.23

Low today

$40.06

Open price

$40.13

52-week high

$42.86

52-week low

$36.92

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The ticker symbol for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is BME.

One share of BME is valued at $40.17 as of 05 November 2024.

Yes, BME does pay dividends.

The dividend yield for BME is 6.37% as of 05 November 2024.

The Price to Earnings ratio of BME is 10.24.

The Earnings Per Share of BME is $3.92.

The BlackRock Health Sciences Trust 52-week high stock price is $42.86.

The BlackRock Health Sciences Trust 52-week low stock price is $36.92.

Yes, the Stake investing platform allows you to buy BME shares and over 12,000 more stocks and ETFs across the ASX and Wall St.

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